9 Infamous Criminals Born In Louisiana
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Kezia Kamenetz
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Louisiana is no stranger to those who may see themselves above the law. Not all of these criminals pursued crimes in Louisiana, but they all became famous for their illegal acts. Here are 9 of the most infamous criminals in Louisiana history.
Known as the Baton Rouge Serial Killer, Mr. Lee was convicted through DNA evidence in 2004 for the deaths of seven women in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette area.
Born in Baton Rouge in 1962, Mr. Gillis began killing individuals in the Baton Rouge Metro area in 1994. He wasn’t caught until 10 years later, after he murdered 8 people. As it turns out, he and Derrick Todd Lee had been committing murders at around the same time.
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A prominent New Orleans socialite, Madame LaLaurie kept her slaves in a torture chamber in her attic, subjecting them to unspeakable horrors. When news spread about her crimes, an angry mob attacked her mansion and stripped her of all of her things.
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Born in Shreveport, LA, Stanley Williams was one of the early leaders in the West Side Crips, an American Street Gang in South Central Los Angeles. Once imprisoned for his crimes, he turned over a new leaf and became a leading activist against gangs. He pursued clemency rigorously but was ultimately executed in California in 2005.
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The sniper who famously assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963, Oswald was born in New Orleans. Accusations still abound that he was not the lone gunman and was actually part of a bigger conspiracy to murder the president.
Leader of the New Orleans crime family from 1922-1944, he transformed the New Orleans mob and had numerous connections to law enforcement as well running bootlegging and gambling rings.
Along with his 17-year-old partner Lee Boyd Malvo, Muhammad carried out the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002 in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Born in Baton Rouge in 1960, he was executed by lethal injection in 2009.
Settling in New Orleans in the 1870’s, Matranga founded the New Orleans mafia, building his reputation by shooting and killing New Orleans police chief David Hennessy in his own home in 1890.
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Dominique confessed to the rape and murder of at least 23 men over a 10 year period starting in 1997 throughout Louisiana.
Did you realize so many of these infamous men and women were from Louisiana? Let us know what you think in the comments below! And as always, let us know if we forgot anyone important!
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